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The Recon Ride Podcast – Il Lombardia 2019

Posted on 10 October 201910 October 2019 by cosmo

Last and most-tourism friendly of the Monuments, this year’s Il Lombardia cues up a fantastic one-day battle between the two most-recent Grand Tour winners, with a host of others ready to deliver a late-season surprise. RSS | SoundCloud Photo by Navin75 (CC-BY-SA).

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Men’s Elite World Championships RR 2019

Posted on 27 September 201910 October 2019 by cosmo

Long, rolling, weird roads, bad weather—the Yorkshire 2019 World’s course opens any number of options for the sport’s biggest country-contested event. RSS | SoundCloud Photo by s.yuki (CC-BY).

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Vuelta a España 2019, Part 3

Posted on 10 September 201910 October 2019 by cosmo

The final week and my pre-race selection remains strongly in the lead. But the unorthodox finish of the last five stages (not a single Especial category climb!) might open the door for an opportunist to sneak away with a podium. RSS | SoundCloud Photo by Hiruka komunikazio-taldea (CC-BY-SA).

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Vuelta a España 2019, Part 2

Posted on 2 September 201910 October 2019 by cosmo

A very Vuelta first week of crashes and lead changes has finally given way to the real GC race. Four riders are starting to set themselves apart, but with two of them riding for Movistar…who knows. RSS | SoundCloud Photo by Peter Edmondson (CC-BY-SA).

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Vuelta a España 2019, Part 1

Posted on 22 August 201910 October 2019 by cosmo

The third Grand Tour of the year tends to bring the most surprises, but with strong GC riders concentrated on just a handful of squads, it could be a straight-up GC battle for the ages. RSS | SoundCloud Photo by Estevoaei (CC-BY-SA).  

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Tour de France 2019, Part 3

Posted on 23 July 201922 August 2019 by cosmo

Going into the third week of the 2019 Tour de France, the race has rarely seemed more open. With the toughest stages of the race to come, it should be one for the history books. RSS | SoundCloud Photo by Adrian Tombu (CC).  

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Tour de France 2019, Part 2

Posted on 17 July 201923 July 2019 by cosmo

Even with Ineos looking in command, a great first week keeps open the promise of a thrilling and competitive two weeks to come at the Tour de France. RSS | SoundCloud Photo by Guillaume Vachey (CC).

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Tour de France 2019, Part 1

Posted on 4 July 201923 July 2019 by cosmo

A look at the the parcours and contenders for the 2019 Tour de France, plus some crazy guesswork at the first few stages and an interview with Toms Skujins of Trek-Segafredo. Temporary RSS | SoundCloud Photo by s.yuki (CC).

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Giro d’Italia 2019, Part III

Posted on 27 May 201927 May 2019 by cosmo

The Giro took a turn this week as the race headed into the mountains, setting up what looks to be an outstanding third week. Temporary RSS | SoundCloud Photo by Jussarian (CC).

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The Recon Ride Podcast – Giro d’Italia 2019, Part II

Posted on 21 May 201921 May 2019 by cosmo

Strange doings on the GC from the first week, but with the first mountain stages looming in the next few days, real changes could be in store. Temporary RSS | SoundCloud Photo by August Brill (CC).

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Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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